in this study, the energy reserves of prediapause and diapausing adult bugs were examined using colorimetric biochemical techniques to determine carbohydrates, lipids, glycogen, and protein content. to this end, 45-day-old bugs were obtained from three different sources: laboratory colony, cold-stored insects, or natural habitat. the results showed that prediapause males and females had signifi...

as sesame is a somewhat neglected crop, information concerning its response to salinity is lacking. the effects of nacl stress were studied on seven genotypes of sesamum indicum l. the 6-weeks-old sesame seedlings were treated with different nacl concentrations (0, 30, and 60 mm). the nacl caused significant decreases in fresh and dry mass of all genotypes; however responses of genotypes to the...

the purpose of the present survey was to determine the effects of the chitosan and atorvastatin on serum lipid profile changes and the influence of time on treatment process in cats. for the management of cholesterol induced hyperlipidemia, twenty-one healthy cats were randomly divided into three equal groups. group a (control) included seven cats that were fed with cholesterol powder (4 g/kg f...

results seminal plasma tac level in normospermic men was significantly higher than asthenoteratospermic men (p < 0.001) and oligasthenoteratospermic men (p < 0.001) and had posetive correlation with sperm count, motility and morphology. in contrast mda levels in normospermic men were significantly lower than in asthenoteratospermic men (p = 0.049) and oligoasthenoteratospermic men (p = 0.001) a...

background: infants of diabetic mothers (idm) is a critical issue in pediatrics, which is regarded as a major risk factor for birth trauma, respiratory distress syndrome (rds), birth asphyxia, transient tachypnea of the newborn (ttn) and jaundice. idm is also a risk factor for microvascular (e.g., ocular and renal complications) and macrovascular complications (e.g., cerebrovascular accident, a...

cytotoxicity of depleted uranium, as a byproduct of military has been came to spotlight in recent decades. du is known as a chemical rather than radioactive hazard and efforts to illustrating its mechanism is undergo, but the precise complete molecular mechanisms are still unclear. recent studies showed that uranium induces biological changes in many different target tissues, such as the kidney...

objective(s): the increasing use of methamphetamine (meth) in the last decades has made it the second most abused drug. advancs in the area of intravenous lipid emulsion (ile) have led to its potential application in the treatment of poisoning. the present study aims to investigate the potential role of ile as an antidote for acute meth poisoning. materials and methods: two groups of six male r...

background: regular moderate intensity physical activity and lipid lowering effects of nigella sativa(n. sativa) supplementation may be appropriate management for sedentary overweight females. therefore, the aim of the present study was to examine the effects of long-term n. sativasupplementation and aerobic training on lipid profile and maximal oxygen consumption (vo2max) in sedentary overweig...

the concentration of adiponectin, a hormone which is secreted from adipose tissue, is inversely correlated with body fat mass. this hormone has anti inflammatory and anti atherogenic properties. its concentration reduces in metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases. this study reviews the evidence on the relationship between serum adiponectin concentration and lipid profile. in this study ...

the association between overt hypothyroidism and altered lipid profile is well known, whereas the significance of dyslipidemia in subclinical hypothyroidism (sch) is still a matter of debate. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the lipid profile in patients with sch in comparison to controls. serum lipid parameters of 34 patients with sch and 34 age- and sex-matched healthy controls we...